
Kaito told the outline of Kino's slightly dangerous rescue plan.
“I want you to get in there and get out with Kino as soon as possible. After that, take her running by cart along with these two children”
“I understand. But, that's not the plan, is it?” Ryou asked with a serious face
As Ryou suspected, Kaito did have more than a possibility that would happen if they carried out the plan.
“Possibly Riz is still inside along with the manager of this place. We must think that this plan has loopholes or brings us into new trouble. For example, there is an incident where we will be attacked by the manager of this place because it was caught while carrying Kino” away
“You were hoping we were attacked or what, Kaito?! Why does it sound like you're so pessimistic that we're going to fail to save Kino?! We must not fail or my brother will–” Ryou looks upset at Kaito's thought
But before Ryou finishes with his argument, Kaito cuts his words and gives an excuse.
“It is precisely because we are going to do just that, that you should be able to think more critically, Ryou!”
“Hah?”
“Think what is our goal now? We've come to save these two kids and Kino. I don't know how the result of the exchange there but it could not be to our liking”
“You mean..Arkan and Riz failed?”
Ryou looks rather surprised by Kaito's words.
“I just think this unbalanced exchange could have delivered results beyond our expectations. If the exchange is successful, then it should be fine for us to take Kino out of where he is right now. But, what if it turns out that Justin's corpse can only free one of these two children?”
“......!!!” Ryou was surprised
Not only was Ryou shocked, Stelani and Fabil were also shocked to hear that.
“Only one...from us..” said Stelani with a face of shock.
“This is just one of the bad images we have to face. Therefore, I tell you that we should be ready with any new problems that may arise due to this plan”
Now, Ryou must accept all of Kaito's overly cautious attitude.
‘He's right! The outcome of the exchange is still unknown to us. Plus Kaito and I killed the gatekeeper and these two black market managers still don't know it! It could have been that they had changed their minds or perhaps from the very beginning, this exchange plan had failed. I guess I can't be rash and think things will go well!’ ryou thought inwardly
Ryou nodded and said that he understood Kaito's intentions. Surprising enough because this time, Ryou wants to be invited to work together and his emotions are more controlled than ever.
‘Could he be a little more mature because Kino isn't with him? I had to tell this to Kino when we managed to bring her’ Kaito muttered inwardly looking at Ryou's attitude
Kaito explained some important points that could have been their main problem before saving Kino.
“I have some pictures for you, Ryou. Regarding abilities, the gatekeeper before might be quite dangerous if we were to fight him one on one. But we have to be ready with an opponent worse than the gatekeeper earlier in an unfortunate situation like before”
“You mean..situations where we have to fight against those two married couples?”
“Fast. The woman named Seren was clearly very strong. Arguably, he is stronger than the monstrous creatures we fought when he was at ‘world night’. I want you not to forget what I said here”
“I know. He could run without a sound quickly when he just came out of the bar that time.obviously it was the traits of a top-class killer and I think he was one of those”
“True once” Kaito justifies Ryou's speech
“But it doesn't matter! Most importantly, we have to save Kino! Let it all happen. If you are forced to fight, then losing is not an option to take! I'm going to get into that building and save Kino!”
“.....” Kaito and the two children listen to Ryou
“In addition.. You can't possibly let me and my brother in danger, right? Ever since you yourself said you would protect us both” Ryou looked towards Kaito with a confident smile
Kaito just smiled hearing that. The two children did not understand the discussion but they were sure that everything would be fine. The four people again ran to the turn in front. Ryou takes down Stelani.
With a slight peek from the turn, Ryou and Kaito looked in the direction the children were heading.
“It! the car is still there!” said Fabil while pointing at the cart from a distance
“Means...the building next to it is the place where Kino is now?” ask Kaito
“Really! In that place there is no one, so Ryou-niichan should be able to go inside and bring Kino-niichan safely” explained Fabil
Ryou looked towards the children and asked.
“Now, you two..tell me about the room where Kino is in”.
Stelani and Fabil tell the tale about Kino's whereabouts to Ryou and he has remembered everything.
Every now and then, Ryou took a breath and exhaled and then looked at the other three people.
“I'm leaving now!”
“Be careful. I will prepare the wagon while protecting you and these two children” Kaito said with serious eyes
Before leaving, the two children suddenly hugged Ryou.
“You berdu–“
“Please return safely, Ryou-niisan! Please come back with Kino-niisan!”
“Save Kino-niichan!”
Hearing that, Ryou became even more excited and rubbed the heads of the two.
“Without you guys saying though, I will definitely return safely with Kino. You should also be able to help and take care of yourself”
While touching the knife held by Stelani, Ryou smiled and said to the two children.
“This knife is the gift I gave Kino this morning. Make sure you keep it well and return it to Kino later”
Stelani and Fabil nodded with tears in his eyes. Kaito saw his pocket watch back and the time had shown it at 01:45, meaning it was 13:45 noon and it was longer than expected.
“It's getting noon. We have to hurry! Go now, Ryou!” kaito said with a serious face
Ryou nodded and ran out of the alley towards the building the children were referring to. Not intending to waste any time, Ryou went straight inside and climbed the stairs leading up.
Arriving at the top, Ryou could not hide the surprised expression on his face looking at the bloodstains on the floor.
Ryou walked over and saw the bloodstain coming from a door. When he opened the door, Ryou closed his mouth and turned his pale face to the right.
‘This is the same as what Fabil said. This is clearly the devil's deed!!’ he said in his heart
There was no need to explain what he had seen in the room since he remembered what Fabil had told him some time ago. Ryou realizes the bloodstain is pointing at a room with the door closed.
Ryou face could not hide a sad expression. He quickly opened the door and tears could not be contained anymore.
“Kino!!”
**
After Ryou leaves, Kaito puts his pocket watch back in and talks to the two children.
“You two listen, I'll go to move the bodies inside that wagon. Please help me to make sure that all our paths are safe. Stay together and do not get separated. After Ryou comes out with Kino, we will leave this place!”
“We understand, Kaito-niisan” Stelani replied
“We will try not to make you both bother!” fabil
Kaito looked at Stelani and Fabil's condition once again and began to think.
‘This little girl is unlikely to be able to run fast. Even if Fabil was able to carry her again, he would not be able to continue running while carrying her. I also have to keep thinking about the possibility of getting involved in the fight while guarding the two of them. It seems, I really need more than luck to be able to escape this place with those two’
The moment Kaito thought so, he could not spend any longer than this and decided to make a move now.
Kaito looked back at the wagon in front of the tallest building in the area and said to the two children.
“Stelani, Fabil..I will start going there. Watch this place and watch! After Ryou came out, run and follow us! I'll keep doing something for you both!”
“Good! Careful, Kaito-niisan!”
“We'll be watching you, Kaito-niichan!”
Kaito quickly ran to the wagon and saw the large pouch that wrapped Justin's corpse. Highlight Kaito's eyes that looked disgusted with the large pouch could not be hidden.
Again, an unpleasant comment came out of his mouth.
“Actually I'm so disgusted to have to hold you again but this is all to help my savior”
At first, he wanted to move it. However, the intention was scrapped when Kaito touched the plastic bag.
[We had heard the sound of people coming in.]
Kaito recalled what Fabil explained earlier.
‘Although it is empty, there are certainly still people inside and I should not ignore that. This plastic sound can be heard because the area around here is so quiet. I have to wait until Ryou comes new by quickly throwing the trash in that wagon into Jalan’ Kaito muttered inwardly
Now Kaito stood in front of the wagon by touching the handle of his sword as a sign of vigilance. He looked at the second floor of the building that Ryou was entering while praying.
“Come down, Ryou. We've run out of time”
**
Ryou who ran over and hugged Kino shouted calling out his name without caring anything.
“Kino!! Hiks..Nii-san..Nii-san!! Please hold on, Nii-san!”
Ryou could not hold back his tears as he looked at the wounds on Kino's stomach and left arm. The blood was still flowing even though it was not as much as before. Kino's lips began to look pale from blood loss and her breathing began to weaken.
Not willing to spend free time doing drama meeting the brothers, Ryou hugs the brother while whispering.
“I'll get you out of this place. Hang on, Nii-san”
Ryou held Kino in bridal style and ran down the stairs. Tears did not stop coming out and Ryou's embrace grew stronger.
Not long after coming down the stairs, Ryou walked out of the place. Kaito who saw her immediately approached her.
“Ryou! Ah….Kino...” Kaito's sad face can't be hidden anymore
Stelani and Fabil who were looking from behind the turn of the alley cried to see Ryou come out holding Kino.
“Kino...Kino-niisan..Fabil, the Kino-niisan!”.
“Ah...Kino-niichan..”.
The two children could not hide their tears and Fabil quickly held Stelani back to approach the wagon.
Kaito stroked Kino's hair and cleaned the blood on her face.
“You must listen to my apologies and your sister's, so..please hold on a little more, Kino”.
Fabil who was holding Stelani approached them and looked at Kino with a happy face full of tears.
“Kino..hiks...Kino-niichan.
“Thank God..thank goodness we finally found someone who can help you Kino-niisan. Thank you very much, Ryou-niisan. Thank you very much, Kaito-niisan”
“Now, we postpone the sad moment first and we bring Kino from here” Kaito said so to delay the moment full of tears from the children
“Kaito, quickly get rid of the trash and we bring Kino! My brother is hurt and we have to save him!”
Ryou could not wait any longer than this and immediately asked Kaito to throw a large pouch inside the wagon.
Finally, Kaito pulled the plastic bag and threw it to the side of the road. Ryou quickly laid down Kino's body.
“We're out of here, Nii-san. Please hold on a little bit more” Ryou said as he gently stroked Kino's hair
Kaito felt that someone had come and asked Ryou to push the cart.
“There's come! Hurry along! We're getting out of here! Ryou, push the wagon and run. In the meantime, I'll be holding Stelani. We run from here past the previous turn!”
Quickly, Ryou tried to run while pushing the wagon. Fabil lowered Stelani and immediately ran after Ryou behind him. Kaito directly carried Stelani on his back.
After they had all turned a corner, from the door of the tallest building in the place came out someone and was shocked by what he saw outside.
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